Using the Library of Common Answer Options

Looking to save some time when building your survey? There's no need to type out a list of all the US States or even yes/no, use our library of common answer options instead!

Using Common Answer Options

To take advantage of our library of common answer options click Add New Question and select your question type (see compatible question types below). Type the question you want to ask and click the Common Answer Library link below your question.

In the dropdown that appears, select the answer option list you would like to use. This will add all the answer options from that list. Once the options are added feel free to customize as you wish. You can change the wording of answer options or delete answer options you do not wish to provide to your survey respondents. You can also reorder or add new options as well!

Note: Certain questions provide you with placeholder text for the first couple answer options: Option 1 and Option 2. If you insert answers from the Common Answers library, Option 1 and Option 2 will be overridden.

Taking Advantage of Special Settings and Reporting Values

Many of our common answer option lists include custom reporting values and/or special settings like Other and NA. To take advantage of these special settings you will need to turn on the display of these fields before selecting your common answer options. To do so, click the link to the lower right of your question text. Select the Show special settings option and the Custom Reporting Values option and click Save.

Now, when you select a list that has custom reporting values and special settings, these will be added to your question automatically!

Compatible Question Types

The Common Answer Option Library is available in the following questions.

• Radio Button
• Row and Column Headers in Radio Button, Checkbox, and Textbox Grid Questions
• Dropdown Menu
• Dropdown Menu List Answers and Row Headers
• Drag & Drop Ranking Row Headers
• Ranking Grid Row Headers
• Rating (Likert Scale)
• Textbox List Row Headers
• Continuous Sum
• Slider List Row Headers
• Dropdown Menu Grid Items, Row Headers and Column Headers
• Semantic Differential
• Above Question Types as Subquestions in Custom Group

What Options Are Included in Each List?

Below is each answer option list and what options are included. Did we leave something out or include something you don't want to provide to your survey respondents? No problem! Add it or delete it!

Basics

Yes / No

This will add answers Yes and No to your question.

Numbers (1- 100)

This will add answers 1 through 100 to your question.

Days (7)

This will add answers Monday through Sunday to your question.

Months (12)

This will add answers January through December to your question.

Years (1950-2018)

This will add answers 1950 through 2018 to your question.

Demographics

Age

This will add the following answers to your question.

• 17 or younger
• 18-24
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-64
• 65-74
• 75 or older

Education (highest degree received by respondent)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Less than high school
• Graduated high school
• Trade/technical school
• Some college, no degree
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Advanced degree (Master's, Ph.D.,M.D.)

Household Income (HHI)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Less than $25,000
• $25,000 to $34,999
• $35,000 to $49,999
• $50,000 to $74,999
• $75,000 to $99,999
• $100,000 to $124,999
• $125,000 to $149,999
• $150,000 or more

Gender

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Male
• Female
• Transgender Male
• Transgender Female
• Gender Variant / Non-conforming
• Other - Write In
• Prefer not to answer

Race

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Asian
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• Black/African-American
• White
• Hispanic/Latino
• American Indian/Alaska Native
• Other
• Prefer not to answer

 Job Titles

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Top Level Executive
• Senior Vice President
• Vice President
• Director
• Manager
• Professional
• Administrative/Support personnel
• Homemaker
• Unemployed
• Retired

Job Functions

This will add the following answers to your question.

Industry

This will add the following answers to your question.

Marital Status

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Married / Domestic Partner
• Widowed
• Divorced
• Separated
• Single / Never Married

Organization Size

This will add the following answers to your question.

• 1-4
• 5-9
• 10-19
• 20-99
• 100-499
• 500-9,999
• 10,000+
• Not applicable

Locale

Countries

This will add the following answers to your question.

US States

This will add the names of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. to your question. If you wish to just include the 50 states, choose this option and delete the Washington, D.C. answer option!

US States (with territories)

This will add the 50 state names plus American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. to your question.

US States (with abbreviations)

This will add the 50 state names plus American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. as answer options to your question. If you have Custom Reporting Values turned on, the corresponding state abbreviation will be stored as the reporting value.

Abbreviated US States

This will add the abbreviations of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. to your question. If you wish to just include the 50 states, choose this option and delete the DC answer option!

US Cities

This will add the following US Cities to your question.

Ratings

Rating Satisfied (1-3)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Unsatisfied
• Neutral
• Satisfied
• Not applicable

Rating Satisfied (1-5)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Very Dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Neutral
• Satisfied
• Very Satisfied
• Not applicable

Rating Satisfied (1-6)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Very Dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Somewhat Dissatisfied
• Somewhat Satisfied
• Satisfied
• Very Satisfied
• Not applicable

Rating Satisfied (1-7)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Very Dissatisfied
• -
• Dissatisfied
• Neutral
• Satisfied
• -
• Very Satisfied
• Not applicable

Rating Satisfied (1-9)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Very Dissatisfied
• -
• Dissatisfied
• -
• Neutral
• -
• Satisfied
• -
• Very Satisfied
• Not applicable

Rating Agree (1-3)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Disagree
• Neutral
• Agree
• Not applicable

Rating Agree (1-5)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Strongly disagree
• Disagree
• Neutral
• Agree
• Strongly agree
• Not applicable

Rating Agree (1-7)

This will add the following answers to your question.

• Strongly disagree
• Moderately disagree
• Slightly disagree
• Neutral
• Slightly agree
• Moderately agree
• Strongly agree
• Not applicable